Western Conference · Central Division

Colorado Avalanche

2018–19·38–30–14·90 points·5th in the Central, 8th in the Western·Clinched playoff spot

Seasons

Points: 90#17
Goal differential: +14#15
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 49.9%#16
Power play: 22.0%#7
Penalty kill: 78.7%#25
GSAx: +1.7#13

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.


Home	41	21–14–6	48	0.59	128	115	54.3%
Away	41	17–16–8	42	0.51	130	129	45.8%
October	12	7–3–2	16	0.67	41	26	49.4%
November	14	8–3–3	19	0.68	56	46	48.4%
December	14	4–7–3	11	0.39	37	50	50.6%
January	10	3–7–0	6	0.30	35	39	51.3%
February	14	6–4–4	16	0.57	42	40	51.2%
March	14	8–5–1	17	0.61	34	32	49.0%
April	4	2–1–1	5	0.63	13	11	48.4%
Division rivals	26	12–9–5	29	0.56	73	71	49.4%
Rest of conference	24	10–11–3	23	0.48	85	82	48.6%
Other conference	32	16–10–6	38	0.59	100	91	51.4%


WPG	5	3–2–0	6	0.60	20	16	52.2%
DAL	4	3–1–0	6	0.75	12	11	49.6%
CHI	5	2–1–2	6	0.60	13	12	49.8%
LAK	3	2–0–1	5	0.83	16	7	52.7%
MIN	4	2–2–0	4	0.50	11	10	49.9%
PHI	2	2–0–0	4	1.00	9	3	52.9%
BUF	2	2–0–0	4	1.00	9	1	60.1%
NJD	2	2–0–0	4	1.00	8	3	64.9%
NSH	4	2–2–0	4	0.50	10	10	44.3%
EDM	3	2–1–0	4	0.67	14	9	49.9%

On the road

74,985 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)

Back-to-back

11 GP · 5–3–3 · 6 vs fresher opponent

59.1%

49.5%

1 day

52 GP · 27–17–8 · 12 vs fresher opponent

59.6%

50.7%

2 days

12 GP · 5–4–3 · 1 vs fresher opponent

54.2%

47.4%

3+ days

6 GP · 0–6–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent

0.0%

47.2%

Pulling the goalie

Model-based

46 times this season the Avalanche were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Model-based

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Avalanche in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late

Expected goals share

49.9%

47.2%

Goals share

51.4%

45.2%

Shooting %

9.6%

11.3%

Save %

.913

.884